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Seven Divisions, Kids Racecar Rides, & Faster Pastor Race Coming Saturday

(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway will be back at it this coming Saturday, August 24, for another action packed night at the 1/5-mile dirt track. Seven divisions of racing will be on track with kids racecar rides at intermission in addition to a Faster Pastor Race.  The night will be presented by Phoenix Tile, as their guests watch from the Turn 4 Lounge.

With just five nights left during the 2019 season, Warrensburg, IL’s Dakota Ewing leads the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model class by 84 points and has claimed six of the twelve feature wins.  While Ewing has been outstanding, Macon, IL’s Donny Koehler remains within striking distance from his season long consistency.  Blake Damery, Jake Little, and Cody Maguire complete the top five in the standings. While Ewing has six feature wins, Chris Dick has claimed a lot of prize money with his two wins.  Damery, Little, Logan Moody, and Jose Parga have each claimed one feature win.

Arguably, the most dominant driver at Macon Speedway this year has been Tommy Sheppard, Jr.  The New Berlin, IL driver has won eight out of thirteen features and leads the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified points by 130 over Alan Crowder.  Tim Hancock, Curt Rhodes, and Zach Rhodes are in the top five in the current standings. 72 different Modified drivers have been on track so far this season with Mike Harrison, Rodney Standerfer, Allen Weisser, and Kenny Wallace also claiming feature victories.

Tim Hancock, of Mt. Olive, IL, is having another stout season in the Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mod class. Hancock has an 82 point lead and has won ten out of fourteen features. Nick Justice has claimed a feature win and is second in points, while Rob Timmons has also been fast and is in third.  Tim Riech and Tim Hancock, Jr. round out the top five.

The DIRTcar Sportsman have a battle brewing at the top of the standings as Scott Landers, of Taylorville, IL, leads by just 30 over Dennis Vander Meersch.  Vander Meersch has won every feature he has started but has also missed an event this year for vacation. An improved Terry Myers is third in points, while Tim Bedinger and Mitch Ringler complete the top five.

Cerro Gordo, IL’s Terry Reed sits atop the Archers Alley Street Stocks points entering Saturday night’s event. Reed has a 78 point lead over his brother, Gene, who has missed two events this year. Larry Russell, Jr., Darrell Dick, and Bobby Beiler complete the top five. The Street Stock class has been highly competitive this year, with half of the top ten in points claiming at least one feature win.

Decatur, IL driver Brady Reed leads the Hornet standings, claiming four feature wins in the process. Carter Dart is second in points, still looking for his first feature win.  Cook Crawford, Marty Sullivan, and Billy Mason round out the top five.

Rounding out Saturday night’s action will be the Micros By Bailey Chassis. Teenage driver, Daryn Stark, of Springfield, IL, leads the Micro points by just two over Decatur, IL’s Jacob Tipton. Neither have won a Macon feature this year but have a good number of top ten finishes putting them at the top. John Barnard and Molly Day are both fairly close as well. Will Armitage is fifth.

At intermission, kids will be treated to the racecar rides.  A good number of racecars will pull out on the track and allow all the kids to ride around the track for a few laps.  It’s definitely one of the favorite events of the year for the youngsters.

Rounding out Saturday’s program will be the Faster Pastor race, scheduled to be held around intermission. Several area pastors have signed up to be a part of this year’s event.

Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps are at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $12, while kids 11 and under are free.

About Macon Speedway:

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). It’s easy to join the Macon Speedway text service. Fans can text MSFANS to 74574 to receive fan information. Drivers text MSDRIVERS to 74574 to receive driver information. Message and date rates apply. Updates are also available by calling Macon Speedway at 217-764-3000.

Macon Speedway is located nine miles south of Decatur on U.S. 51, then 0.6 miles west on Andrews Street and south to 205 N. Wiles. Macon Speedway hosts racing every Saturday night, plus many weeknight specials. Macon Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's $150,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
694
0

2
14
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
610
84

3
10
Blake
Damery
Blue Mound
IL
564
130

4
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
516
178

5
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
478
216

6
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
442
252

7
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
436
258

8
14J
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
332
362

9
22
Chris
Dick
Deland
IL
308
386

10
33B
Storm
Beiler
Decatur
IL
266
428

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
762
0

2
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
632
130

3
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
580
182

4
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
448
314

5
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
424
338

6
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
358
404

7
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
310
452

8
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
310
452

9
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
286
476

10
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
256
506

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modifieds

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
792
0

2
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
710
82

3
5
Rob
Timmons
Centralia
IL
704
88

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
646
146

5
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
564
228

6
11
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
528
264

7
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
488
304

8
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
428
364

9
35
Tom
Davidson
Springfield
IL
426
366

10
B21
Billy
Nail
Decatur
IL
404
388

DIRTcar Sportsman

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
390
0

2
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Springfield
IL
360
30

3
12M
Terry
Myers
Buffalo
IL
348
42

4
17B
Tim
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
314
76

5
94
Mitch
Ringler
Taylorville
IL
306
84

6
3J
Joel
Irvin
Harristown
IL
298
92

7
87
Wes
O'Dell
Springfield
IL
226
164

8
61
Stefan
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
190
200

9
06
Connor
Klay
Stonington
IL
190
200

10
44
Bill
Berghaus
Chapin
IL
176
214

Archers Alley Street Stocks

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T5
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
620
0

2
1
Gene
Reed
Hammond
IL
542
78

3
X7
Larry
Russell
Decatur
IL
528
92

4
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
514
106

5
B26
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
488
132

6
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
424
196

7
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
412
208

8
3J
Jonathon
Hall
Harristown
IL
398
222

9
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
392
228

10
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
374
246

DIRTcar Hornets

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
690
0

2
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
586
104

3
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
500
190

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
456
234

5
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
400
290

6
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
366
324

7
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
354
336

8
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
322
368

9
69M
Michael
Abbott
Taylorville
IL
322
368

10
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
314
376

Micros By Bailey Chassis

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
320
0

2
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
318
2

3
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
300
20

4
17
Molly
Day
Atwood
IL
298
22

5
7A
Will
Armitage
Athens
IL
246
74

6
84
Tyler
Day
Atwood
IL
218
102

7
11
Jeff
Beasley
Urbana
IL
186
134

8
5B
Chad
Baldwin
Lincoln
IL
184
136

9
21
Aaron
Andruskevitch
Riverton
IL
178
142

10
28
Luke
Verardi
Taylorville
IL
172
148

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